Ione, Arkansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Tomlinson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72927. The Survey maps it on the Ione quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1906 USGS Barber quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Barber quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Ione quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ione quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Ione quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
89 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Ione between 1996 and 2020, burning about 928 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 17 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ione in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Ione | $15,000,000 | Several roads were impassible across the county. Damage was caused to at least 50 percent of the county's roads. At least three of the county's bridges were damaged. A low spot on Arkansas Highway 109 north of Magazine had water running over it. Arkansas Highway 217 South flooded with water up to the tops of fences around the Petit Jean River. Damage to bridges and roads across the county was estimated at $15 Million. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ione | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Ione | - | Water was over several roads near the town of Ione. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Ione | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Hail | Ione | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Ione | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ione | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Tate | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Carolan | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Barber | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Echo | 5.2 miles | 22 | |
| Glendale | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Golden City | 6.4 miles | 22 | |
| Booneville | 8.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72452. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











